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    Very interesting TV Show


    Quest TV.....EMMA MAERSK
    For those interested in Ships??(!).
    this week's Mighty Ships episode on UK Quest TV a voyage on EMMA MAERSK,One of the world's largest container vessels.

    Quest Channel38 Freeview) and SKY TV Channel 167
     
    M.V.EMMA MAERSK
    Join the Emma Maersk as she sets out on a two-week voyage from the Far East to Europe, via the Suez Canal - braving rough seas, bad weather and threat of pirates.

    Tues.20th Oct @2100
    Weds.21st Oct. @1400 and 2200
    NEXT ONE........Sun. 25th Oct. @ 1700



    Just a reminder of some details about Emma Maersk,with a typical future forthcoming voyage with dates and turnround times-not that there's much time for going ashore if you're on duty!
    Name: Emma Maersk Owner: A.P.Moller-Maersk Group. Builder: Odense Steel ShipyardLtd;Denmark.Homeport:Taarbaek;Denmark. Identification: Callsign: OYGR2 .General characteristics :Type: Container Ship. Tonnage: 170,974 GT
    55,396 NT: Length: 397 metres (1,300 ft) LOA : Beam: 56 metres (180 ft) Draft: 15.5 metres (51 ft) Depth: 30 metres (98 ft) (deck edge to keel): Propulsion: 80 MW (109,000 hp) Wartsila 14RT-Flex96c plus 30 MW (40,000 hp) from fiveCaterpillar 8M32 .Speed: over 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) Capacity: 156,907 metric tons (DWT)
    11,000+ TEU
    1000 TEU (Reefers) Crew: 13, with room for 30.



    Engine and Hull

    The Emma M?rsk is powered by a Wartsila-Sulzer 14RTFlex96-C engine, currently the world's largest single diesel unit, weighing 2,300 tons and capable of 109,000 horsepower (82 MW)The ship has several features to protect the environment. This includes exhaust heat recovery and cogeneration.. The exhaust gases of the engine are passed through a steam generator which then powers electrical generators to generate electricity. This creates an electrical output equivalent to about 12% of the main engine power output. Some of this steam is also used directly as shipboard heat. Instead of biocides, used by much of the industry to keep barnacles off the hull, a special silicone-based paint is used.This increases the ship's efficiency by reducing drag while also protecting the ocean from biocides that may leak. The silicone paint covering the part of the hull below the waterline is credited for lowering the water drag enough to save 1200 tons of fuel per year.
     
    A Typical Forthcoming Voyage Itinerary
    ROTTERDAM APM Terminals Rotterdam 28 Dec 2009 11:00 to 29 Dec 2009 19:00(32h)
    BREMERHAVEN North Sea Terminal 30 Dec 2009 14:00 to01 Jan 2010 06:00(40h)
    ALCECIRAS Algeciras - ML Terminal 08 Jan 2010 20:00 to 09 Jan 2010 20:00 (24h)
    SUEZ CANAL Canal Zone Terminal 13 Jan 2010 19:00to 14 Jan 2010 17:00 (22h)
    TANJUNG PELEPAS(Singapore) ***Not Calling this Voyage ******
    YANTIAN YanTian Intl. Container Terminal 04 Feb 2010 20:00 to 05 Feb 2010 16:00 (20h)
    HONG KONG Hong Kong / Modern Terminals Ltd 05 Feb 2010 23:00 to06 Feb 2010 13:00 (14h)
    SHANGHAI Yangshan, Shengdong Terminal 08 Feb 2010 09:00 to09 Feb 2010 09:00 (24h)
    NINGBO Ningbo Terminal 10 Feb 2010 07:00 to10 Feb 2010 23:59 (17h)
    XIAMEN Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal 12 Feb 2010 01:00 to 12 Feb 2010 17:00 (16h)
    HONG KONG Hong Kong / Modern Terminals Ltd 13 Feb 2010 14:00 to14 Feb 2010 11:00 (21h)
    YANTIAN YanTian Intl. Container Terminal 14 Feb 2010 16:00to 15 Feb 2010 11:00 (19h)
    TANJUNG PELEPAS(Singapore) ***** Not Calling this Voyage *******
    SUEZ CANAL Canal Zone Terminal 28 Feb 2010 01:00 to 28 Feb 2010 17:00 (16h)
    ALGECIRAS Algeciras - ML Terminal 04 Mar 2010 08:00 to05 Mar 2010 14:00 (30h)
    ROTTERDAM APM Terminals Rotterdam 08 Mar 2010 11:00
     
    (69 Days Round Voyage)'

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    Nice one Captain. Is your shoulder recovered yet?

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    Hi Pablo, Not yet, I have to see the Surgeon on 18 November, then hopefully I should be able to drive my car. I am on Physio a couple of times a week at the ozzy. If I drive my car now I wont be covered for Insurance.

    Now tonight.............

    ...For those interested in Ships??(!).this week's Mighty Ships episode on UK Quest TV is a voyage on M.V.FAUST, the world's largest car carrier.

    QUEST TV(Channel 38 Freeview) and SKY TV Channel 167
     
    M.V.FAUST
    The Faust is the largest car carrying ship in the world. Join her as she takes a shipload of cars, from Mini Coopers to Rolls Royce's, across the North Atlantic.

    Tues.27th Oct. @2100
    Weds.28th Oct. @ 1400 and 2100
    Sun. 1st.Nov. @ 1700

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    Maybe of interest to some...there's a 30 page supplement in tonight's "Echo",on the Liverpool liners! Some great photo's of the various ships that used the Mersey,including some of the "Empress of Canada",lying on her side after a fire,in Gladstone dock,in 1954!

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    Wow,your fast WW

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    Good pic's WW!

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    Great stuff.

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